Robert Kovac

Robert Kovač (born 6 April 1974 in West Berlin, West Germany ) is a Croatian football defender who is a part of the Croatian national team. He is generally considered one of Croatia 's best defenders in recent history. Kovač started his career in lower league clubs Rapide Wedding and Hertha Zehlendorf (1994–1995) before making his Bundesliga debut with FC Nuremberg in 1995. Then, he played for Bayer Leverkusen (1996-2001) and then moved to Bayern Munich in 2001. Although there were reports that he agreed on all terms to play with Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb at the start of the 2007–2008 season, the transfer fell out due to inability to agree on terms. Instead, he agreed terms with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on 20 June 2007. On 29 January 2009 he moved to NK Dinamo Zagreb .